Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the two kings vnderstood this, they hasted forth towards them, and were no sooner come with|in sight of them, but that they made ech towards o|ther, The Romans incountred by the Scotish|men and Picts. and so incountring togither, there was fought a sore battell with doubtfull victorie, for the right wings on either side vanquished the left, the breasts of both the battels kéeping their ground, the one not once shrinking backe from the other till night seue|red Night parted the battell. them in sunder, but not without such slaughter made on both sides, that being once parted, they made no great hast to ioine againe togither; for as well the one part as the other being thus disseuered, drew incontinentlie homewards without abiding for the morning. Neither did they attempt anie fur|ther exploit of all that yeare following.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In which meane time Uictorine sent letters to Uictorine sendeth let|ters to Rome. Rome vnto the emperour Marcus Antonius Aure|lius, who as then gouerned the empire, signifieng vnto him in what state things stood in Britaine; fur|ther declaring, that if conuenient succors were not sent in time, it would be hard to resist the furious rage of the enimies, by reason of the small trust he perceiued was to be had in the Britains, being no lesse readie vpon occasion to make warres in reco|uerie of their libertie, than the Scots & Picts were to ineroch vpon them. The emperour vpon receit of these letters, thought in his mind that Uicto|rine was not so valiant a capteine as the case requi|red, and that therevpon the Scots and Picts became the more imboldened to resist, therefore he sent for Uictorine is sent for to re|turne vnto Rome, and one Calphur|nius sent into Britaine to succéed in his roome. him home, appointing one Agricola Calphurnius to succéed in his roome, who was (as some haue left in writing) the nephue of Iulius Agricola, the most famous capteine of the Romans that euer came in|to Britaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This Calphurnius comming into Britaine with an armie, ioined to the same the power which he found there, as well of the Britains, as of other ser|uing vnder the Romane ensignes. Which doone, he repaired toward the riuer of Tine, where being ar|riued, Calphurnius entreth into the borders of his enimies. he marched foorth into the borders of his eni|mies, finding all the countrie round about him so clearelie wasted and burned, that there was not a house left standing, nor a graine of corne, nor one hed of cattell to be found therein. Yet notwithstanding all this, foorth he passed thorough Northumberland, and entring into Pictland, wasted all that was be|fore him with fire and sworn. And for so much as winter came vpon him, when he had doone his will Calphurnius returneth to yorke. in that behalfe, he returned vnto Yorke, where he soiourned vntill the spring.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 When the two Kings vnderſtoode this, they haſted forth forwardes them, and were no ſoouner come within ſight of them, but that they made eche towardes other,The Romaine encountred by the Scottiſhe [...]hen & Pictes. and ſo encountering togy|ther, there was fought a ſore battaile with doubt|full victorie, for the right wings on eyther ſyde banquiſhed the lefte, the breaſtes of bothe the battayles keeping theyr grounde,Night pa [...] the battaile. the one not once ſhrinking backe from the other, tyl night ſeuered them in ſunder, but not without ſuche ſlaughter made on bothe ſydes, that beeing once parted, they made no greate haſte to ioyne agayne togyther: for as well the one parte as the other beeing thus diſſeuered, drew incontinently homewardes without abyding for the morning. Neither did they attempt any further exploite of all that yeare following.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In whiche meane tyme Victorine ſent let|ters vnto Rome to the Emperour Marcus An|tonius Aurelius,Victorine ſen|deth leuen to Rome. who as then gouerned the Empyre, ſignifying vnto him in what ſtate things ſtoode in Brytaine: Further declaring that if conuenient ſuccours were not ſente in tyme, it woulde bee harde to reſiſt the [...]ous rage of the enimies, by reaſon of the ſmall truſt hee perceyued was to bee had in the Brytaines, beeing no leſſe readie vppon occaſion to make warres in recouerie of their libertie, than the Scottes or Pictes were too encroche vppon them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Emperour vpon recept of theſe letters, thought in his minde that Victorine was not ſo valiant a Captaine as the caſe requyred, and that therevppon the Scottes and Pictes became the more enboldened to reſiſt,Victorine is ſent for to re|turne vnto Rome, and one Calphurnius ſent into Bry|taine to ſuc|ceede in his roome. therefore hee ſente for him home, appoynting one Agricola Cal|phurnius to ſucceede in hys roome, who was (as ſome haue lefte in wryting) the Nephew of Iulius Agricola, the moſte famous Cap|tayne of the Romaines that euer came into Brytaine.